To Overcome My Weakness...

Then, what do I want to learn in this class? Actually, this course was my second choice, so I really wanted to take it.

First of all, I want to learn how to use the computer programs efficiently. As I mentioned last time, it is impossible for me to master the computer without being taught. I do use the computer; however, there must be a lot of useful way to know. I believe that I can improve my works by learning such information.

However, the second and third purposes are more important for me.

The second purpose is to make my own computer. I am going to buy new one for studying, and I want to choose my new computer by myself rather than rely on my family. Therefore, I need to learn basic and wide information about existence choices.

The third thing I want to learn is how to maintain my computer. I live with my family, so I do not have to worry about maintenance so much so far (I even bring back problems often, for example virus, but my father repairs it or gets it repaired in a computer shop). However, I will have to control my own computer by myself after going abroad. I do not know what format is. I do not know what I have to do to keep computer healthy. What I can do is just use a few programs. I think it is needed for maintenance to know how computer works deeply. Now, I have to learn the mechanism of the computer, which I have ignored since I started using it.

In fact, I started to understand the basic knowledge that I should have known at last. In addition, this course recommends me many useful programs or machines, so I am thinking of deciding which computer I will buy through this course.

I am looking forward to learn new things about computers every time.

My First Blog!

I am really bad with machines. For example, I gave up using VTR. It was mystery for me that everyone could use such a complex machine without any troubles. Why can everyone use it without any troubles? How do they distinguish "reward" and "fast-forward" ? The indications were too unkind to decode.

However, the computer was different. It had detailed information about the functions; thus, I could do everything by only following directions that programs gave me. I do not have trouble with using most of programs that I need everyday life, although I still cannot use VTR.

The first computer that I used was my grandfather's. He sometimes let me use a drawing program, which was really amazing. When I was a junior high school student, my mother, who once worked as a keypuncher, taught me her way to type (but it was for hiragana input, so perhaps I had better learn the right way...). I took third grade of a qualification related to word processor. I liked the computer because it was fresh, and using it seemed fashionable.

The problem is that even if I can use the computer, it dose not mean I understand it. Thus, I can do nothing when my computer freezes; also, I cannot use it efficiently. After entering NIC, the opportunity to use the computer, especially the Internet, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint, increased; however, it seemed that my own way took more time. Another problem is my part time job at library. People who have trouble with computer come to ask me! I started feel the limit of doing by my own way.

Now that I am taking the computer class, my history with machine, mainly the computer might change. I believe that learning computer skills will affect on my academic life in the US and help my studying. I am making drastic change in my history with the computer, as I am being brainwashed to choose Mac computer for my partner.